[WSIS CS-Plenary] CPSR -- Technology in Wartime Conference

[Bill McIver]

*** Technology in Wartime ***
a conference brought to you by computer professionals for social
responsibility

where: Stanford Law School (559 Nathan Abbott Way)
when: January 26, 2008, 8:00 AM -- 5:00 PM

How will autonomous robots and cyberwarfare change combat? Does internet
surveillance undermine the rules of espionage? How do we limit digital
censorship during war? What kinds of software can help victims in
war-torn countries?
What can socially-responsible computer professionals do? Join us for an
all-day conference and discussion focusing on these topics and more.

Speakers include Bruce Schneier (BT Counterpane), Barbara Simons (ACM),
Herb Lin (National Academy of Sciences), Cindy Cohn (Electronic Frontier
Foundation), Patrick Ball (Benetech), Terry Winograd (Stanford
University), Neil Rowe (Naval Defense Academy), Nick Mathewson (the Tor
project), Ronald Arkin (Georgia Tech's Mobile Robots Lab) and Noah
Shachtman (Wired magazine's war correspondent).

admission: Students $20 or free with work-exchange/Attendees $50-$100
(all money goes to CPSR)

Registration is open. Register before Jan. 26 and get more information at:
www.technologyinwartime.org

sponsors: Google, iSec Partners, Joi Ito, and Stanford Law School

-- 
William McIver, Jr, PhD (Bill)        
Senior Research Officer, People-Centred Technologies
National Research Council Canada -- Institute for Information Technology
Organizing Chair ISTAS 08 / http://istas08.ca | E-mail: Bill.McIver at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca


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